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3/17/2005 - ORLANDO -- The MAE department of CSULB was part of the
Northrop Grumman team that captured one of the eight Nunn-Perry awards
presented at the annual Department of Defense mentor-protégé conference
here yesterday.

The awards recognize efforts by DoD prime contractors (mentors) and their
protégé small, disadvantaged businesses for teaming to advance the protégé
company as a competitive partner in the defense contracting business.

"This achievement is a great reflection on both the small businesses,
which are the engines driving the American economy, and the larger prime
contractors, who make an investment to grow the small business community,"
said Joseph G. Diamond, Director of the Air Force Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization Office. "It's a winning situation for the
Air Force and the nation: it strengthens our defense industrial base and
helps develop the small businesses that contribute so much to the
sustainment of Air Force warfighting capabilities."

The mentor-protégé program seeks to encourage prime contractors
(mentors) to develop the technical and business capabilities of
small disadvantaged businesses. Awards are determined by the successes
of the mentor-protégé
team in achieving cost efficiencies, enhancing the protégé's technical
capabilities, and increasing new business opportunities for prime
contracts and subcontracts.

The award, which is named in recognition of former Senator Sam Nunn and former
Secretary of Defense William Perry, was first awarded in 1995.

For more information, call Martie Cenkci, Air Force Outreach Program Office, at (210) 536-1317.